I'd reckon Richel will be quite disappointed Haarhuis has not selected her for the singles matches, regarding her rise up the rankings and her good results in Australia. On the other hand, I get Haarhuis' choice for Arantxa, she is experienced in Fed Cup and plays well in Fed Cup and she plays well on clay. She has had mixed results though in the first weeks of 2015. And I honestly like to watch Arantxa a bit more than Richel, just fancy her game (if she plays well ) And it's been a while since I've seen her play.

All in all I think we have a shot at this meeting, I think a lot will depend on Kiki to win her singles matches. If she manages to get 2 wins, the odds are definitely in our favor.

Wow! This is great for her. Ive said it before, and I believe Haarhuis now said it too: we should really get a commercial team for the ladies. It is clear that Arantxa can do so much more if she gets proper support and a nice group to travel with. Probably the other girls in the top 300 could profit a lot too.